• Discomfort, pain and youth

    Chris Colquitt is a campus minister for the Reformed University Fellowship at Northwestern University.  In a recent talk he was speaking about faith and Gen Z. That’s the generation born roughly between 1996 and 2010.  One of the things he talked about was how kids were (and are) raised, and… Listen ⇢

  • God’s unparalleled renovation of the world

    Wallace Alston wrote: “To be a member of a church… is to be an active participant in God’s unparalleled renovation of the world.”* That’s a big statement. Perhaps you don’t think about your church in that way. Perhaps you only think about your church as a place to sing songs… Listen ⇢

  • Perseverance is possible

    Some of you will notice that your calendars say “All Saints Day” on November 1st. But what is it? It’s also called All Hallows Day, which is why Halloween is called Halloween; it is the eve of All Hallows Day. But yes, we’re all still confused!  Something or someone who… Listen ⇢

  • The Five Solas

    “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand” (Romans 5:1-2). When most people look at October 31st on their calendar, they think of Halloween.… Listen ⇢

  • We pick stuff up, almost by osmosis

    “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” (Ephesians 4:29). Have you ever been talking to a young child when they use a word that you know… Listen ⇢

  • Roots stabilize you

    Our yard has a beautiful hydrangea tree.  Actually, our yard used to have a beautiful hydrangea tree. It got knocked down by the wind. I took a close look. The blooms were gorgeous, especially in autumn. But the root structure was basically non-existent. I’m not sure why. For some reason,… Listen ⇢

  • Sovereign, holy, wise, loving, good—always

    To some people, the Ten Commandments seem like a list of rules. In fact, when you read through the Bible, you start to notice that there are a whole bunch of rules and instructions about how to live. If you just think they are arbitrary rules then you are going… Listen ⇢

  • Seize kingdom moments

    A man was in a nursing home. He wasn’t having a good day. He was feeling low and disheveled.  One of the nurses noticed. So she brought him a comb so that he would feel better. It did. Yes, he was able to brush his hair. But even more than… Listen ⇢

  • Making someone look dumb or bad

    Every day we are exposed to countless arguments. We witness them on the news, online, and sometimes in our own homes. I’ve noticed a pattern. A lot of people try to belittle someone else’s viewpoint to make their own sound superior. There are two simple steps in this process. Step… Listen ⇢

Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.

Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.

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